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ing and cleaning sewers.

and constitute a special fund therefor; and shall For maintain. have power to levy and collect on all property for the sole and exclusive purpose of maintaining and cleaning sewers, not to exceed a half (2) mill on the dollar valuation in any one (1) year; taxes levied for such purpose to constitute a special fund therefor; and shall also have power to levy and For police. collect on all such property for the sole and exclusive purpose of maintaining and paying the police department of any such city not exceeding five (5) mills on the dollar valuation in any one (1) year; taxes levied for said purpose to constitute a special fund therefor; and shall also have the power to For fire departlevy and collect on all such property for the sole and exclusive purpose of maintaining and paying the fire department of any such city, not to exceed five (5) mills on the dollar valuation in any one (1). year; taxes levied for said purpose to constitute a special fund therefor; and shall also have For lights. the power to levy and collect on all such property for the sole and exclusive purpose of providing and furnishing light for such city not to exceed three (3) mills on the dollar valuation in any one (1) year; taxes levied for such purpose to constitute a special fund therefor.

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For the payment of the salaries of the Board of For park purPark Commissioners, and for the salaries and wages of the employes of said board, and to provide a fund for laying out, improving or beautifying the parks, parkways, boulevards and public grounds, not less than one and one-half (1) mills and not exceeding three (3) mills on the dollar valuation in any one (1) year; taxes levied for such purpose to constitute a special fund therefor; For the pay-judgments,

For paying

health.

ment of judgments against the city and interest thereon, not exceeding five (5) mills on the dollar valuation in any one (1) year; taxes levied for such purpose to constitute a special fund therefor; For board of For the payment of the expenses of the board of health, not exceeding one (1) on the dollar valuation in any one (1) year; taxes levied for such purpose to constitute a special fund therefor; the Valuation of valuation of such property to be taken from the last previous assessment book or books of the assessor, assessing property for and within metropolitan cities, as by him returned and assessed. The Copy of assess city clerk shall annually make a copy of such assessment for the purpose of taxation as herein provided, and said assessor shall permit the making of the copy hereby contemplated.

property.

ment roll.

Maximum valuation.

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sue of warrants and indebtedness.

Provided, That whenever the total valuation of property in said city, for purposes of taxation shall in any one (1) year exceed the sum of twenty-five millions (25,000,000) of dollars, then, and in that case the rate of levy for any and all taxes herein provided shall be reduced and decreased in exact ratio and proportion to the increase in valuation of taxable property over and above the said sum of twenty-five millions (25,000,000) dollars.

Provided, also, that the authorities of any such city shall not in any such year, issue warrants or orders to an amount exceeding ninety (90) per cent of the amount of taxes levied for such year, and the amount actually received from other sources, and said city authorities shall not contract or incur any indebtedness in addition to the amount for which they are authorized to issue warrants or orders, or bonds. Upon the completion of such

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copy of said assessment roll; the city clerk shall Property of add to such roll the road-bed, right of way and panies." superstructures thereon, main and side tracks, depot buildings and depot grounds, section and tool houses, rolling stock, telegraph lines, and all other property, real or personal, of any railroad or telegraph company, within such city and not appearing upon the county rolls by reason of having been returned or listed to the state auditor, or for any other reason, and assess the same as near as may be to correspond with the assessed value of like property on said county roll, for the purpose of taxation for municipal purposes; and such assessment Equalization shall be subject to equalization of the city council the same as other property, when sitting as a Board of Equalization.

of assessments.

90, chap. 12a, Comp. Stats.. 1891; see. 2397, Consol. Stats.,

City treasurer;

taxes.

SECTION 14. That section 90 of said act be and Amending sec. the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 90. The powers, rights, duties, and 1891. proceedings of the city treasurer, in cities of the met-collection of ropolitan class, and of such deputies as he may appoint shall in all respects, as far as applicable, and except as herein otherwise provided be the same in respect to the collection of municipal taxes and assessments as those of county treasurer in like cases with reference to the collection of county taxes. SECTION 15. That section 96 of said act be and Amending sec. the same is hereby amended to read as follows:

96, chap. 12a, Comp. Stats., 1891; sec. 2403, Consol. Stats.,

Warrants.

Section 96. All warrants shall be drawn by the 1891. comptroller upon the treasurer and must be signed by the mayor and comptroller stating the particular fund or appropriation to which the same is chargeable, and the person to whom payable, and no money shall be otherwise paid on account of the

Maximum indebtedness.

Amending sec. 99, chap. 12a, Comp. Stars.,

city than upon such warrants so drawn, unless otherwise provided by law or ordinance.

Provided, That the authorities of any such city shall not in any year issue warrants or orders to an amount exceeding ninety (90) per cent of the amount of taxes levied for such year, and the amount actually received from other sources, and said city authorities shall not contract or incur any indebtedness in addition to the amount for which they are authorized to issue warrants or orders or bonds.

SEC. 16. That Section 99 of said act be and the 1891; sec. 2406, same is hereby amended to read as follows:

Consol. Stats.,

1891.

Deposit of city funds.

Bond of depository.

Section 99. All funds of the city shall, as the same accrue, be by the city treasurer placed on deposit in such banks within said city as shall agree or offer to pay the best rates of interest for the use of such funds so deposited, and the city council is hereby directed to advertise for bids for the deposit of such funds as is hereby contemplated. Such banks shall pay to the city treasurer monthly interest on the daily balances in such respective bank for the current month.

Provided, That no deposit shall at any time be made in any bank having less than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) paid up capital stock; and no deposit shall be made in any bank in excess of forty-five (45) per cent of its paid up capital stock.

Provided, further, That the bank or banks so selected shall give bond to the city, to be approved by the mayor and city council, for the safe keeping of said deposits, in double the amount of money at any one time in their possession, the said bond to

be signed by two or more sureties, who shall be citizens and freeholders of the State of Nebraska.

Penalty for

using

The treasurer shall keep all money in his hands em funds belonging to the city or school district of the city separate and distinct from his own moneys; and he is hereby expressly prohibited from using any such money, or any warrants or other securities in his custody or receiving any interest thereon either directly or indirectly for his own use or benefit, or for the use or benefit of any other person or corporation except said city or the school district therein. Any violation of this provision shall subject him to immediate removal from office by the city council, who are hereby authorized to declare such office vacant; and the mayor with the consent of the city council, shall appoint a successor, who shall hold his office for the remainder of the term unexpired of such officer so removed. All interest Report of inon moneys of the city shall be reported by the treasurer to the city council and comptroller and be covered into the general fund of such city, and all interest on moneys of the school district shall be reported to the board of education and placed to the credit of the school fund.

terest on funds.

100, chap. 12a, Comp. Stats..

Consol. Stats.,

Annual report

SECTION 17. That section 100 of said act be Amending sec. and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 1891; sec. 2407, Section 100. The treasurer shall report to the 1891. mayor and council annually, on the first Tuesday of treasurer. of February, a full and detailed account of all receipts and expenditures during the preceding fiscal year, and the state of the treasury and a statement in detail of the indebtedness and financial condition of the city. He shall also keep a registry of all Warrant warrants redeemed and paid during the year, de

register,

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